Peacock gudgeon

Peacock gudgeon
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Tateurndina
Nichols, 1955
Species:
T. ocellicauda
Binomial name
Tateurndina ocellicauda
Nichols, 1955 [2]

The peacock gudgeon or peacock goby (Tateurndina ocellicauda) is a tropical freshwater species of fish in the family Eleotridae that is endemic to the eastern part of Papua New Guinea.[3] It can be found in schools hovering over the substrate in rivers and ponds. This species can reach a length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It is currently the only known member of its genus.[4]

  1. ^ "peacock gudgeon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Tateurndina ocellicauda". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ Nichols, John T. (1955). "Two new fresh-water fishes from New Guinea" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1735): 1–6 – via AMNH digital library.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tateurndina ocellicauda". FishBase. April 2013 version.